Statistical Computing in R

This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the quarter. Note that this schedule will be updated as the quarter progresses, with all changes documented here.

Week Day Topic / Reading Slides Starter Notes Practice Activity Lab
1 Tue, 4/1 1: Introduction Syllabus & Intro to R Week 1 PA 1
Thu, 4/3 Intro to Quarto Lab 1
2 Tue, 4/8 2: Basics of Graphics Importing Data + Graphics with ggplot2 Week 2 PA 2
Thu, 4/10 More Graphics! Lab 2
3 Tue, 4/15 3: Data Cleaning + Manipulation Data Cleaning with dplyr Week 3 PA 3
Thu, 4/17 Data Feminism: The Numbers Don’t Speak for Themselves Extending dplyr + Data Ethics Lab 3
4 Tue, 4/22 4: Data Joins + Transformations Data Joins + Pivots Week 4 PA 4
Thu, 4/24 Factor Variables Lab 4
5 Tue, 4/29 5: Special Data Types Strings Week 5 PA 5.1
Thu, 5/1 Dates PA 5.2 Lab 5
6 Tue, 5/6 6: Version Control Version Control PA 6
Thu, 5/8 Midterm Exam
7 Tue, 5/13 7: Writing Functions Functions Week 7 PA 7
Thu, 5/15 More Functions Lab 7
8 Tue, 5/20 8: Iteration and Simulation Iteration Week 8 PA 8.1
Thu, 5/22 Simulation + Tables PA 8.2 Lab 8
9 Tue, 5/27 NO CLASS ENJOY THE BREAK!
Thu, 5/29 9: Linear Regression Linear Regression Week 9 PA 9 Lab 9
10 Tue, 6/3 10: Model Validation + More Graphics Model Validation + Maps PA 10
Thu, 6/5 Wrap-Up